HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER
MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION

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BRITISH SILVERSMITHS - ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MARKS: B& - BB
ALPHABETICAL LISTING
OF SILVERSMITHS' NAMES		 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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B & Co mark, Broadway and Co, Birmingham 1984
B & Co into an oval
Broadway and Co,
Founded in 1900 by William Benjamin Broadway, a highly skilled die - sinker. Still active at Shady Lane, Kingstanding, Birmingham
Birmingham 1984 hallmark
B & Co into a rectangle mark, Bewlay & Co Ltd, London 1913 B & Co into a rectangle mark, Bewlay & Co Ltd, London 1913
B & Co into a rectangle
Bewlay & Co Ltd,
The firm was founded in 1797. Eight similar marks entered from 1903 to 1910. Most of them were entered by Baron Elkan, Managing Director. The firm became a subsidiary of Finlay & Co Ltd (tobacconists, confectioners, etc.)
London 1913 hallmark
See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS"
B&D into two conjoined octagons mark, Boodle & Dunthorne, London 1862
B&D into two conjoined octagons
Boodle & Dunthorne,
London 1962 hallmark
B&F into a rectangle mark, Bishton & Fletcher, Birmingham 1897
B&F into a rectangle
Bishton & Fletcher,
7 Northampton Street and Albion Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1897 hallmark
B & G mark, Birch & Gaydon, London 1938
B & G
Birch & Gaydon,
London 1938 hallmark
B&S into an indented rectangle mark, Brook & Son,Sheffield 1916 B&S into an indented rectangle mark, Brook & Son, Edinburgh 1924
B&S into an indented rectangle
Brook & Son,
Sheffield 1916 hallmark




Edinburg 1924 hallmark
BA into an oblong exagon mark, British Airways, Birmingham 1986
BA into an oblong exagon
British Airways
Concorde Brand
Birmingham 1986 hallmark
B.B mark, Barker Bros , Birmingham 1902
B.B
Barker Bros ,
Birmingham 1902 hallmark.... (...more...)
BB into a rectangle mark, Benjamin Barling, London 1850
BB into a rectangle
Benjamin Barling,
The firm was established in 1812 by Benjamin Barling who entered his first mark in 1815. The style of the firm was changed in 1851 (or before) to Benjamin Barling & Sons. The firm was managed by Edwin Barling and his brother William Barling. In 1955 the the firm was converted into a limited liability company as B.Barling & Sons Ltd and became a subsidiary of The Imperial Tobacco Group Ltd, trading from Liverpool. See the section of "TOBACCONISTS, PIPE MAKERS, PIPE MOUNTERS" marks.
London 1850 hallmark
B.brs mark, Briddon Brothers -possibly-, Sheffield 1938
B.brs into an oval
Briddon Brothers -possibly-
Sheffield 1938 hallmark
BB over SLd into a shield mark, Barker Bros Ltd, now Barker Ellis Co LTD, Birmingham 1930 BB over SLd into a shield mark, Barker Bros Ltd, now Barker Ellis Co LTD, Birmingham 1930 BB over SLd into a shield mark, Barker Bros Ltd, now Barker Ellis Co LTD, Birmingham 1938
B.B over SLd into a shield (in relief or engraved)
Barker Bros Ltd, now Barker Ellis Co LTD,
Business established in Birmingham in 1801. The firm still possesses the original Boulton & Watt dies acquired during its early days of manufacturing. The business appears in a 1871 directory as Barker Brothers, silversmiths active in Paradise Street. As Barker Brothers Silversmiths Ltd, it was incorporated in 1907. The company had moved to Constitution Hill in the 1920s, where it remained until the 1980s maintaining a London showroom during the early part of the 20th century. In the 1960s, the firm merged with Ellis & Co (Birmingham) Ltd.... (...more...)
Birmingham 1930 hallmark
Birmingham 1938 hallmark
B.D mark, Burrage Davenport, London 1775
B.D
Burrage Davenport (possibly)
6 Foster Lane, London
London 1775 hallmark
BD mark, not identified, Sheffield 2007 BD mark, not identified, Sheffield 2007
B.D
not identified
Sheffield 2007 hallmark
BE over SCo into a shield mark, Barker Ellis Silver Company, Birmingham 1967
BE over SCo into a shield
Barker Ellis Silver Company
Birmingham 1967 hallmark.... (...more...)
B.G into an oval mark, Bert Gordon, Birmingham 1974
B.G into an oval
Bert Gordon
Birmingham 1974 hallmark
B.G.& Co into an oval mark, Britton, Gould &; Co , Birmingham 1938
B.G.&Co into an oval
Britton, Gould & Co
Birmingham 1938 hallmark
BG over &a over C0 Ld into a quatrefoil mark, Boardman, Glossop & Co Ltd, Birmingham 1902 BG over &a over C0 Ld into a quatrefoil mark, Boardman, Glossop & Co Ltd, Birmingham 1902
BG over & over Co Ld into a quatrefoil
Boardman, Glossop & Co Ltd
Boardman, Glossop & Co whose last partners were William P. and Frederick P. Davis was converted in 1895 in a limited liability company under the style Boardman, Glossop & Co Ltd. The firm was active at Clarence Works, Pond Street, Sheffield and in London. A new company Boardman, Glossop & Co Ltd was registered in 1908.
Birmingham 1902 hallmark
B.H.J mark, Barnet Henry Joseph, London 1891 B.H.J mark, Barnet Henry Joseph, London 1891
B.H.J
Barnet Henry Joseph
B.H. Joseph & Co, 1865-1929. Incorporated into Payton, Pepper & Co Ltd in 1929. The business of manufacturing and wholesale jewellers was commenced by Barnet Henry Joseph and his brother Henry Joseph in 1865 in Birmingham. When Henry retired (1869) was succeeded by another brother Joseph Joseph.
From 1878 B.H. Joseph & Co opened showrooms in London and in 1889 was said to be one of the largest jewellery houses in the trade.
B.H. Joseph & Co took over the manufacturing jewellers D.L. Davis of Birmingham (1891), Arthur E. Cohen of Birmingham (1906) and incorporated Walter & George Myers of Birmingham (1910). B.H. Joseph & Co amalgamated in 1929 with Payton, Pepper & Sons Ltd, manufacturing jewellers of Birmingham.
B.H. Joseph & Co was noted as importer of Dutch silver made by J. v Straten & Co of Hoorn (1892) and A de Pleyt of Schoonhoven (1894).
London 1891 import hallmark
B.H.M mark, Berthold Hermann Muller, London 1912 import mark
B.H.M
Berthold Hermann Muller
London 1912 import hallmark
Bl Bs mark, Bendall Brothers -Gordon, Henry & David Bendall-, Birmingham 1929
Bl Bs
Bendall Brothers -Gordon, Henry & David Bendall-
Birmingham 1929 hallmark
B.Ld mark, Bishton's Ltd, Birmingham 1945
B.Ld
Bishton's Ltd
Northampton Street, Birmingham
Birmingham 1945 hallmark
BM mark, Berthold Muller, Chester 1909
BM
Berthold Muller
Hanau silver was largely imported in UK between the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. Berthold Mueller was an import firm, who distributed a lot of Neresheimer silver - see John Culme: The Directory of Gold-and Silversmiths, Jewellers and Allied Traders 1838-1914, Vol.1 page, page 335. The firm changed its name 1915 to Berthold Miller and was listed as wholesale silversmiths and jewellers, antique reproduction in silver, ivories, miniatures, enamels, and so forth.
Chester 1909 hallmark
BM & Co into a lozenge mark, Barr, Moering & Co, London 1903
BM & Co into a lozenge
Barr, Moering & Co
First recorded in 1892 at 36 Camomile Street. Partners were William Moering and Philip Krieger. The firm acted as importing agents of German decorative silver
London 1903 hallmark
BM Co mark, Birmingham Medal Co, Birmingham 1938
BM Co
Birmingham Medal Co
Birmingham 1938 hallmark
B.M.L mark, Boaz Moses Landeck , Birmingham 1907
B.M.L
Boaz Moses Landeck
Birmingham 1907 hallmark
B.P into an oval mark, not identified , Birmingham 1963
B.P into an oval
not identified
Birmingham 1963 hallmark
BP into a rectangle mark, Benjamin Preston, London 1825
BP into a rectangle
Benjamin Preston
mark entered 16 September 1825 - died 1887
London 1825 hallmark
B P D C into four squares mark, Boots Pure Drug Company, Birmingham 1907
B P D C into four squares
Boots Pure Drug Company
Boots was founded in Nottingham, England by John Boot who opened his original shop in 1849. The company was transformed into a national chain by his son Jesse in the 1870s and for the first time they became official dispensing chemist, stocking prescription medicines. Boots now has almost one thousand five hundred stores including some stores overseas. The Alliance Boots group in total has nearly 3,000 stores.
Birmingham 1907 hallmark
B P over D C into shield mark, Boots Pure Drug Company, Birmingham 1913
B P over D C into a shield
Boots Pure Drug Company
Birmingham 1913 hallmark
Bs into a shield mark, Bravingtons Ltd , Birmingham 1934
Bs into a shield
Bravingtons Ltd ,
Pentonville Road and Ludgate Hill, London
Birmingham 1934 hallmark
BS into two conjoined circles mark, Benjamin Smith, London c. 1840
BS into two conjoined circles
Benjamin Smith
London c. 1840 hallmark
B.S mark, Benjamin Smith II, London 1835 B.S mark, Benjamin Smith II, London 1835
B.S
Benjamin Smith II,

London 1835 hallmark



London 1831 hallmark
BS into an oval mark, Bruce Stevenson, Sheffield 1979 BS into an oval mark, Bruce Stevenson, Sheffield 1979
BS into an oval
Bruce Stevenson
Sheffield 1979 hallmark
BS over IS mark, Benjamin Smith I & James Smith, London 1809
BS over IS
Benjamin Smith I & James Smith,
London 1809 hallmark
B WMJS RD into a shield mark, William, Michael & John Barnard & Sons with Robert Dubock, London 1900 B WMJS RD into a shield mark, William, Michael & John Barnard & Sons with Robert Dubock, London 1900
B WMJS RD into a shield
William, Michael & John Barnard & Sons with Robert Dubock,
London 1900 hallmark
A predecessor silversmith of Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, business still active in present days ... MORE....
HALLMARKS OF ENGLISH SILVER - MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFICATION
ALPHABETICAL LISTING
OF SILVERSMITHS' NAMES		 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
CAPE SILVERSMITHS A - C D - I J - M N - T U - Z
CHANNEL ISLANDS SILVERSMITHS A - F G - H I - P Q - Z unidentified
CANADA SILVERSMITHS A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
BRITISH TOWN MARKS AND DATE LETTERS
London town marks Birmingham town marks Dublin town marks Edinburgh town marks Sheffield town marks Exeter town marks
London Birmingham Dublin Edinburgh Sheffield Chester
The hallmarking of British silver is based on a combination of marks that makes possible the identification of the origin and the age of each piece.
The marks are:

Town mark, corresponding to the mark of the assay office that has verified the piece
London town mark Sheffield town mark Birmingham town mark Newcastle town mark Dublin town mark Edimburgh town mark Glasgow town mark

Lion's passant guardant or Britannia or lion's head erased certifiying the silver's quality
lion passant: 1598-1820 lion passant: after 1820 Britannia and lion's head erased: from 1697 to 1718
Maker's mark, identifying the silversmith presenting the piece to the assay office

Date letter, in cycles of twenty letters of the alphabet of different shape identifies the year in which the piece was verified by the assay office
London date letter 'a'
A further mark was used in the period 1784 - 1890:
Sovereign head ('duty mark'), certifying the payment of duty
Sovereign head: duty mark from 1784 to 1890
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